MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH.

AuthorBarkey, Patrick M.
PositionLETTER - Letter to the editor

What do people think when they hear about Montana? Parks perhaps, big sky and wide open places. Great fishing and hunting, and of course, our mountains and streams. But do they ever think of business?

Thousands of us do. But truth be told, more business people come here to enjoy the natural beauty of our state than to make business deals. I remember Steve Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft, pacing the stage at the 2010 Economic Development Summit in Butte, saying this was the first time he had ever been to Montana on business.

But our state has a growing and successful business sector that continues to thrive in the current economic environment. One of our most prominent employers is one that Mr. Ballmer and countless other visitors interact with--the tourism and recreation industries.

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